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The relationship has been fraught with disputes about which research should be funded. Four House members have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whether the league plans to honor its commitment.

The NFL commissioner says the changes are intended to deliver "a more exciting game experience." The league will still penalize celebrations deemed offensive or that mimic the use of weapons.

Play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins is set to become the first-ever woman to call an NFL game televised nationally — the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos game on Sept. 11.

During Rooney's time steering the team his father founded, the Pittsburgh Steelers reached the heights of the NFL. Off the field he also spearheaded efforts to diversify the league's hiring practices.

The politics mainly came in the commercial breaks, until social media users realized the Atlanta Falcons' statistical command was being crushed by a blue wall.

NPR's Tom Goldman was in Houston leading up to the Super Bowl. He talked to a player who isn't normally in the spotlight, noted a lack of information, and talked to a mother pushing for sports safety.

Rashaan Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player.

In what's become an NFL tradition, Houston Texans veterans took the rookie safety out for a pricey meal — and left him to pick up the tab. Former NFL punter Adam Podlesh says the hazing isn't funny.

Two top running backs, Stanford's Christian McCaffrey and LSU's Leonard Fournette, have said they won't play in their respective bowl games in order to start preparations for the NFL draft.